This month, 160 years ago, clerks hand cut the first postage stamps which went on sale in New York City in July 1847. A five-cent Ben Franklin and a ten-cent George Washington were the first two stamps. More than 130 other Franklin stamps followed, but Washington holds the record, at 305.Wednesday, July 25, 2007
First US Stamps
This month, 160 years ago, clerks hand cut the first postage stamps which went on sale in New York City in July 1847. A five-cent Ben Franklin and a ten-cent George Washington were the first two stamps. More than 130 other Franklin stamps followed, but Washington holds the record, at 305.
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